The Potala Palace/Dazhao Temple was granted the name of “world cultural heritage” by UNESCO. The Potala Palace locates on the Maburishan Mountain (Red Mountain) in northwest corner of Tibet Autonomous Region. It is a complex building, which can include palaces, temples and towers. Potala Palace was first built during the middle period of Zhenguan of Tang dynasty for Songzanganbu, a Zanpu of Tufan, to marry Wencheng princess. When the 5th Dalai Lama was conferred a title, he built the current Potala Palace in 1645 and the State allocated lots of money to repair it in 1988 and it took 5 years to revive its former charm. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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As early as 2,500 years ago, about the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), China had determined the point of Winter Solstice by observing movements of the sun with a sundial. It is the earliest of the 24 seasonal division points. The time will be each December 22 or 23 according to the Gregorian calendar.

The Northern hemisphere on this day experiences the shortest daytime and longest nighttime. After the Winter Solstice, days will become longer and longer. As ancient Chinese thought, the yang, or muscular, positive things will become stronger and stronger after this day, so it should be celebrated. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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“When a guest comes to my home from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to boil tea to offer him.” — Ancient Chinese poem.

China is the home country of tea. Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea was exported by land and sea, first to Japan and Korea, then to India and Central Asia and, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, to the Arabian Peninsula. In the early period of the 17th century, Chinese tea was exported to Europe, where the upper class adopted the fashion of drinking tea. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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Chinese tea may be classified into five categories according to the different methods by which it is processed.

1) Green tea: Green tea is the variety that keeps the original color of the tealeaves without fermentation during processing. This category consists mainly of Longjing tea of Zhejiang Province, Maofeng of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province and Biluochun produced in Jiangsu.Green Tea is the most natural of all Chinese teaclasses. It’s picked, naturally dried, and then fried briefly (a process called “killing the green”) to get rid of its grassy smell. Green Tea has the most medical value and the least caffeine content of all Chinese tea classes. Aroma is medium to high, and flavor is light to medium. About 50% of China’s teas are Green tea. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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Cangzhou is an ancient city with long history. The Grand Canal is passing through its territory from the north to the south for about 214 kilometers. The rich and generous culture left over from the ancient times has melted together the hometown of acrobatics, martial arts, casting, Ya pear, golden-thread jujubes, winter jujubes and the First Hometown of Overseas Chinese. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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